Our board is comprised of WNBA members from across the United States. WNBA National board members are passionate about books, literary pursuits, advocacy, and education.
We believe that we must do our best to support the book world and to advance diversity and inclusivity in the literary world.
All of our board members volunteer their time to help create programs and events that entertain, educate, and serve our communities.
We do have opportunities available on some of our committees and some open positions are not listed below, so if you are interested in serving on the board, please contact us at info [at] wnba-books.org.
If you’d like to get involved with your local chapter’s board, please contact that chapter for more information.
How to Contact Us
To contact any of the WNBA National board members, you can:
- Email us at info [at] wnba-books.org
- Call and leave a message at 866-610-WNBA (9622)
- Fill out this form
WNBA National Board
Executive Committee
Natalie Obando-Desai
President
Andrea Panzeca
Co-Vice President
NC Weil
Co-Vice President
Prithi Rajan
Secretary
Karen Holly
Treasurer
Rachelle Yousuf
Past President
Committee Members
Communications & Events Committee
Julie Frey
Chair
Rachel Slaiman
Communications Assistant
Bookwoman
Tina Ollenburg
Bookwoman Newsletter Managing Editor
Jennifer Holmes
Bookwoman Book Club Moderator
Website
NC Weil
Website Co-Chair
Social Media
Majeedah Johnson
Social Media Co-Chair
Membership Committee
Beth Frerking
Chair
National Reading Group Month/Great Group Reads Committee
Kristen Knox
Chair
Pamela Milam
Coordinator
Linda Rosen
Coordinator
Susan Walker
Event Manager
Jill Tardiff
Chair Emerita
United Nations Department of Global Communications / Civil Society Unit Committee
Jill Tardiff
Chair
Marilyn Berkman
Representative
Jane Kinney-Denning
Representative
Lola Oweseni
Young Adult Representative
Ishani Singh
Young Adult Representative
WNBA Authentic Voices Committee
Natalie Obando-Desai
Chair
Nicole Ayers
Coordinator
Kayti Lahsaiezadeh
Coordinator
WNBA Award Committee
NC Weil
Chair
WNBA Pannell Award Committee
Susan Knopf
Co-Chair
Gloria Koster
Co-Chair
WNBA Writing Contest Committee
Andrea Autin
Chair
Chapter Presidents
Annie Stone
Rachel Feldman
Diana Giovinazzo Tierney
Sarah Denham
Jodi Hughes
Andrea Panzeca
Rachel Slaiman
Elise Marie Collins
Andrea Baron
Tabitha Whissemore
